At Least 3 Killed in Nigeria Helicopter Crash, Oil Firm NNPC Says

Published on October 25, 2024

YENAGOA—At least three people died when a helicopter crashed in Nigeria on its way to an offshore oil production facility on Thursday, the state-owned oil firm NNPC said. The helicopter, operated by East Winds Aviation, lost contact while flying from Port Harcourt to the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) Antan oil production facility, NNPC said in a statement. It was carrying eight people, NNPC added, six passengers and two crew members. Search and rescue efforts were underway, and aviation authorities were investigating the cause of the incident, NNPC spokesperson Olufemi Soneye said in a statement. Nigeria’s aviation ministry said in a statement that the Sikorsky SK76 helicopter “ditched into the waters near Bonny Finima in the Atlantic Ocean.”...

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